Senior Strategic Partnerships Leader

Tech Sales Jobs; Abingdon, Macclesfield; Híbrido; GBP 140.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Evotec is seeking a Senior Vice Principal, Strategic Partnerships to shape and execute long-term, innovation-driven alliances with global pharma and biotech partners. The role requires deep scientific credibility, advanced deal architecture, and influence with executive stakeholders.

Based near Abingdon or Alderley Park, the position supports a remote setup with site proximity. The candidate will drive portfolio value and cross-functional alignment across regions and therapeutic areas.

Formación

• Demonstrated track record of structuring and closing complex, innovation-driven partnerships.
• Experience negotiating at C-suite and Board level.
• Established global network across senior scientific and industry leadership.
• Portfolio-oriented thinking across multinational territories.
• Strong understanding of portfolio balance including risk, capital, and resource exposure.
• Ability to anticipate emerging scientific and market inflection points.
• Experience designing governance models that accelerate decision-making.
• Capability to manage long-cycle deals and multi-year partnership build-outs.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in high-ambiguity, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Strong change advocacy based on external innovation exposure.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and execute a forward-looking partnership thesis aligned with market evolution and platform priorities.
• Design complex, multi-asset and platform-based alliances including risk-share and co-development models.
• Structure IP, governance, economics, and milestone frameworks to optimize long-term portfolio value.
• Exit or restructure partnerships when strategic value no longer aligns.
• Conduct systematic market scanning to identify emerging science, technology inflection points, and capital flows.
• Anticipate future innovation clusters and shape participation in these ecosystems.
• Build regional and global partnership strategies aligned with Evotec’s long-term growth agenda.
• Lead negotiations with C-suite and Board-level stakeholders.
• Translate scientific and translational strategy into commercially viable deal structures.
• Balance risk, capital exposure, and resource allocation across a diversified partnership portfolio.
• Align scientific, legal, finance, and operational functions from concept to contract and into launch.
• Establish governance models that enable effective decision-making and execution.
• Drive internal alignment across geographies and therapeutic areas.
• Articulate strategic rationale and long-term value creation to executive committees and external partners.
• Position partnerships within the broader portfolio strategy.

Conocimientos

Strategic partnerships

C-suite negotiations

Deal architecture

Global networking

Portfolio management

Leadership

Educación

Advanced scientific background

Biotech/pharma experience

Drug discovery knowledge

Descripción del empleo

Evotec is seeking a Senior Vice Principal, Strategic Partnerships to shape and execute long-term, innovation-driven alliances with global pharma and biotech partners. The role requires deep scientific credibility, advanced deal architecture, and influence with executive stakeholders.

Based near Abingdon or Alderley Park, the position supports a remote setup with site proximity. The candidate will drive portfolio value and cross-functional alignment across regions and therapeutic areas.